SELECT * FROM london_stages WHERE MATCH('(@(authnameclean,perftitleclean,commentcclean,commentpclean) "Opera at Paris"/1) | (@(roleclean,performerclean) "Opera at Paris")') GROUP BY eventid ORDER BY weight() desc, eventdate asc OPTION field_weights=(perftitleclean=100, commentpclean=75, commentcclean=75, roleclean=100, performerclean=100, authnameclean=100), ranker=sph04

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Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent, with dances incident to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Event Comment: First performance in England. A new comic Opera. Music-Bertoni, author of the favourite song Ah se un Cuor Barbaro, in Demetrio. [Libretto by Goldoni (Loewenberg, Annals of Opera, p. 110.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: La Pescatrici

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Justice Clack-Shuter; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Amie-Miss Young; Rachel-Miss Brent; with the Beggars-; other dances incident to the Opera-.

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Event Comment: N.B. The Comic operas will be performed for the future, on Mondays instead of Tuesday, and the Serious operas are to continue on Saturdays as usual

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Alessandro Nell Indie

Event Comment: N.B. Sg Paganini being taken very ill is the reason of the above Opera being performed this evening instead of the new Comic Opera

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Tolomeo

Event Comment: A Burletta, Benefit for Sg & Sga Paganini, [Who] being desirous of returning to Italy...take this Opportunity to express their most grateful Sense of the many Favours with which they have been honoured in this Kingdom; and being willing that the Necessitous should share in that Bounty which they owe more to the Generosity of the English Nation than to their own Merits, they have allotted a fourth part of the Profits which may arise from the above Burletta (free from all Expense whatever) towards the carrying on and extending the Utility of the Asylum or House of Refuge for Female Orphans...and another Part of the aforesaid Profits will be given towards relieving old Signor Cataneo, who, during forty Years was useful to the Operas, but is now in extreme Distress; and the Manager, who is at the Expence of this Benefit, has chearfully consented to the Disposition here mentioned. As it is intended to apply the whole Profits which may arise from letting out the Servants Gallery [at 2s. 6d. each person] for the Benefit of the Asylum, over and above what was before alloted to it, 'tis humbly hoped that the Nobility, Gentry, etc. will not take it amiss if their Servants are not admitted that Night, as has been the Practice at this Theatre on Occasions of Charity. Tickets will delivered out for this Benefit, this day at the Opera Office, and signed by Mr Crawford, and all Monies given for Tickets above their usual Price, is to be shared in the Charity abovementioned. Tickets delivered for 23 March will be taken

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Il Mercato Del Malmantile

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old@Rents-Sparks; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; With The Beggars, other Dances-Incident to the Opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Old Maid

Event Comment: Books of the Opera will be sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17621125

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Performance Comment: As17630118, but dances incident to the opera-Granier, Miss Twist.

Dance: II: The Dutch Skippers, as17630101

Event Comment: As Signora Mattei will leave England soon after the Operas are over; and as Mr Crawford will have no further concern with the Management of Operas, all the Cloaths used in the Burlettas and Dances, with many other articles, being his own Property and that of Signora Mattei's, will be sold. The particulars of which may be had of Mr Crawford at the finishing of the season

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zanaida

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Justice Clack-Shuter; Randal-Dunstall; Oliver-Dyer; Hilliard-Baker; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; Dances-incident to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: The Citizen

Event Comment: No person can be admitted without tickets which will be ddlivered at the office today. N.B. The last time of Performing this Opera. As a Parcel of Opera Tickets printed upon Cards have been stolen, with an interest to defraud Mr Giardini: this is to acquaint the Public, that no Card Tickets are admitted, but those which are indorsed by him. Any person having Purchased any of those tickets which have been stolen, upon giving information at the office shall have their money returned

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Cleonice

Event Comment: A New Opera composed by Signor Perez and Signor Piccini, except a few new Airs. N.B. In this opera a new performer lately arrived from abroad will make her first appearance

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Senocrita

Dance: I: As17640214; II: New Dance-Bernardi, Marcucci; II: Le Marriage du Village-Duberval, Miss Auretti

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jovial Crew; Or, The Merry Beggars

Performance Comment: Old Rents-Gibson; Hearty-Beard; Springlove-Clarke; Clack-Shuter; Randal-Holtom; Hilliard-Baker; Oliver-Dyer; Vincent-Mattocks; Amie-Miss Miller; Meriel-Mrs Vincent; Rachel-Miss Brent; the Dances-incident to the opera.

Afterpiece Title: Perseus and Andromeda

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Mainpiece: By Desire

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

Event Comment: Book of the opera at the theatre. N.B. For the Future, this Opera will be perform'd on Fridays and Mondays

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Almena

Dance: II: A New Dance-Sg Berardi

Event Comment: Books of the opera sold at the theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Event Comment: Books of the Opera sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Upholsterer

Dance: II: The Sicilian Peasants, as17641001

Event Comment: The Book of the opera at the Theatre. Comic opera in 3 acts by Lloyd .Music by Mr Rush. [See reduction to two-act farce, 2 March 1765. First performance in England of C. S. Favart's Le Caprice Amoureux (a parody of Goldoni's Bertoldo).

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Capricious Lovers

Dance: Grimaldi, Aldridge, Giorgi, Berardi, Sga Giorgi, Miss Baker

Event Comment: Mainpiece: By Particular Desire. Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Cheats of Scapin

Dance: II: La Femme Maitresse, as17641004

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be sold at the Theatre. Never acted before. Comic opera, Music composed by Dr Arne

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Guardian Outwitted

Dance: I: New Comic Dance call'd The Tyrolese Peasants-Duquesney, Miss Wilford; II: New Grand Ballet call'd Rural Love-Fichar, Manesiere, Arnauld, Leppie, Miss Wilford, Miss Twist, Miss Pitt

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Knights

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17641212

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: A Duke and no Duke

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17641212

Event Comment: Books of the Opera to be had at the Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Afterpiece Title: The Intriguing Chambermaid

Dance: II: Rural Love, as17641212